Migrants in Agricultural Development

by J. A. Mollett

Overview

Rural migration invovling land settlement is often a positive force in agricultural development. This book examines its impact in nine case-studies covering a wide time-span in Australia, England, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Latin America, Tanzania, United States and Zambia. MIgrants never operate in a vacuum and this study shows how they attempt to cope withg new restraints and opportunities. The enquiry has important implications for policy makers especially in dealing with refugees and land settlement. It underlines the important role of the agricultural entrepeneur in economic development and the wide range of national policies for the settlement of rural migrants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814754597
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	05/01/1991
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

J.A. Mollett is Senior Research Associate at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. He previously held academic positions at the Universityies of Reading, Manitoba, California, Hawaii, and Oxford. He served in the Policy Analysis Division of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, and is the author of many reports and papers on international agricultural planning. HIs latest publications include Planning for AGricultural Development.

Editorial Reviews

Based on nine case studies of rural-to-rural migration in industrialized and third-world countries over the last two centuries, explores the changing restraints and conditions of migrant farm workers, how they deal with them, and how governments and international aid agencies are inhibiting agricultural development by their policies toward migrants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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